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Assault
Police
September 11, 2022
Colorado Police Officer Shot Dead Trying to Break Up Family Fight
A Colorado police officer was shot and killed early Sunday while responding to a large family disturbance in Arvada. Dillon Vakoff, 27, was one of two Arvada Police officers responding to the scene, where they found several people fighting in the street. “The initial two officers tried to separate several belligerent and uncooperative individuals when …
Sex Crimes
September 11, 2022
Sex Crime Charges Dropped Against Lori Vallow Daybell’s Son
Sex crime charges against accused child killer Lori Vallow Daybell’s oldest son have been dropped with prejudice, meaning they could be refiled at a future date. Colby Ryan, Vallow Daybell’s only surviving child, was arrested on September 5 on two counts of domestic violence/sexual assault, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Maricopa Chief of Staff Communications Director …
Sex Crimes
September 11, 2022
Teachers, Disney Worker, Law Enforcement Arrested in Undercover Prostitution Sting
Multiple teachers, a Disney worker and members of law enforcement were among those caught in a recent undercover prostitution sting in central Florida, which resulted in the rescue of at least two victims of sex trafficking, FOX 35 reports. The week-long operation started on August 29 and resulted in 52 felony charges and 216 misdemeanor …
Wanted
September 11, 2022
CAN YOU ID PERP? Caught on Video Robbing Man Pushing Walker for $13
A new video shows the terrifying moment a senior citizen was robbed at knifepoint in the Bronx on Friday evening, WABC-TV reports. Around 7:20 p.m., a 69-year-old man using a walker entered an elevator when the suspect rushed in and brandished a knife. The perpetrator went through the victim’s pockets within seconds and was able to …
Teacher Scandals
September 11, 2022
HEAR TEXAS TEACHER: ‘Don’t judge people just because they want to have sex with 5-year-olds’
A Texas high school teacher has been fired for allegedly defending pedophilia during a class debate on the topic, although she reportedly clarified that she does not condone sexual relations with minors. Last week, a student recorded Franklin High School English teacher Amber Parker telling students to refer to pedophiles as “minor-attracted persons,” the El …
Murder
September 10, 2022
Fugitive Wanted for Murder of 8-Year-Old Sophia Mason Captured
Law enforcement authorities have arrested a man on charges of child abuse and murder in the death of 8-year-old Sophia Mason, whose body was found decomposing in a bathtub on March 11. Sophia’s mother, Samantha Johnson, was arrested and charged with murder, obstructing an officer, and corporal injury to a child, while her boyfriend, Dhante …
National
September 10, 2022
Mourners Gather in Memphis to Say Farewell to Slain Mom Eliza Fletcher
Hundreds of mourners came too Second Presbyterian Church in East Memphis on Saturday to pay their respects to Eliza Fletcher, the 34-year-old mom and kindergarten teacher who was abducted and murdered while on her morning run. Outside the church, where Fletcher met and married her husband, Ritchie Fletcher, parking lots were full as local media …
Kidnapping
September 10, 2022
DNA Analysis Identifies Cleotha Henderson As Suspect in September 2021 Rape & Kidnapping – On the Same Day Eliza Fletcher’s Body Was Found
New charges against the accused killer of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher come from the results of a DNA test on genetic material from a rape last September. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told WREG in a statement that it didn’t complete testing on the sample from that rape until August 29, and Cleotha Henderson was …
Missing
September 10, 2022
Body of Missing Man With Dementia Found in Wooded Area
Police in Oklahoma have found the body of an 86-year-old man with dementia who disappeared on August 30. Robert Mundine also had heart conditions, authorities said. He was last seen at his apartment; investigators issued a Silver Alert for him soon after, KOKI said. His body was found in an isolated and wooded area on …
Missing
September 10, 2022
Detroit Police Search for Woman Missing Since August 31
Detroit police are looking for a 31-year-old woman last seen at about noon on August 31. Tanisa Moore left her home on Belleterre Avenue at about that time and didn’t return. Her mother says she has bipolar disorder, WDIV reported. Moore is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and 200 pounds with black hair …
Assault
September 10, 2022
SOME WEDDING! Florida Dad & Son Arrested in Brutal Beating of Wedding Guest at Reception
A father and son accused of beating a man unconscious at a wedding reception last week were finally found and arrested in Daytona Beach late Friday night. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said that Joel O’Grady, 38, and Julian Falkinburg, 21, were both being sought on charges of aggravated battery in the brutal beating of …